The Woman With Glassy Eyes

young, bold and red,

like a fresh gem named ruby,

a stone of justice and  perfection,

attractiveness and confidence within,

like nobody could see and predict certainty.

I see your scars through your eyes,

they are glassy and fear of disappointment,

they are watered neither in joy or harmony,

they are always awaken and sleepless,

nevertheless you act like there is always tomorrow.

you cover smiles with powdery cheeks,

Yes you are an awesome woman I had never seen,

that tiny little tiring body is unbeatable, 

you are armored by destiny and small calling,

of that little boy on his 4 years life time old.

so called bad past, broken and bleed,

with or without scars you are still moving,

your words are firm and with spell of truth,

your dreams are stars but your move are light speed,

opportunities are ahead and you will mount on it.

The stone of ruby, like how the name is a destiny,

a precious dearly truthful woman with high energy,

no wonder whatever things happen with your life,

you are lighted by God and your courage ever be. 

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I Saw An Angel

I saw an angel last 16,

with his translucent wings,

sparkling smile and innocent eyes,

his touch is sincere and admirable,

his words are green mantras,

ear worming as well as healing.

the skies are neither blue or light,

the skies ain't gloomy but clearly warm,

yet I see the sunlight pierce through him, 

yet I see the clouds are dancing among him,

he looks like a perfect dream and fantasy,

he looks like an extra terrestrial creatures.

 

I feel like a lost child and possessed by curiosity,

who the heck this goodness look of an angel,

in my deepest ground, I adore, I like, I fall,

I love episodes of your emanation,

from heaven tighten with a letter from dearly God,

like it is written I won't miss any of your harmony.

The first time you give your hands and look,

how could you spell my name like you spell a heal?

how could you see my weak soul like you know my pain?

absurd, it's totally absurd but you are truly my healing angel,

my mother god like nothing is terrible than this gratefulness,

For real, I saw an angel, a healing angel in front of me. 

   

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My Reply For That Old Self

The tears I have shed for you

like million drops of rain water

swirling and cursing my soul and mind

caging me in dark shades and pain

by losing precious trust and hopes

seven months of forgetting and counting days

so why today with a simple question and talk

Why do we have to hurt each other?

If you were certain to meet me someday

Am I paying certain sin or perhaps I was cursed

today won't be like this awful with some flash back

I will always feel just the same goodbye for you

it could not be changed for every next and last

nothingness and emptiness from my heart

has scattered and disappeared among my newly leaves

So I want to become stronger and better

So alone again, it is okay rather than hunted

with guilt of sins I do not atone

with the tiresome days and sadness

I wish the blossoms grow prettier on our ways

The distance between us is a fate we choose

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My Self Portrait Poem

I see towards a mirror,

There is someone with a smile

covered with black silky hair

straight like her strong will and honesty

Her eyes are shady, filling with experience

her eyebrows are bold, like her passionate determination

Her face is imperfection, sided with spotty red scars

but she still smiles because her vision is bright

Her eyes is sparkling with the lite light 

both are watered in joy, both are with love

Her lips is pink pale, thin and warming

Her cheeks look tender as smooth as the heart she shares

I see myself as someone with various feelings

they are painted over my face and swirling in my eyes

They are not either beauty or attractive

but it surely give you a warm hug and strong trust.  

It's me............

It's me............

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Lotek, Karedok, Gado-gado: Indonesian Delicious Healthy Salads

Hi everyone, today I would like to share my experience eating delicious and healthy food from Indonesia. Three of the food is very popular, we can find it everywhere in most of Indonesian restaurant, you can also find it easily in hawker street or stalls in most of cities.  

Some people are confused of the difference among Lotek, Karedok and Gado-gado. HONESTLY, so do I, lols~ I can't even know which one is lotek or karedok or gado-gado, they just look the same, vegetables with mixed nut sauce, spices and yellow crackers. I thought they were just the same perhaps it was only different calling from each area in Indonesian. But, I was TOTALLY WRONG. They taste different, they have different ingredients and even different sauce. So what are the difference and which one do you like? Let us see from my summary.

P.s before you read further, sometimes my friends always said that I am pretty picky with food, but I am a good taster, I guess you can trust me today, don't you? *wink *wink. I dislike spicy food and oily food, I like sweet food and crunchy food but that won't change my perspective okay, I will make sure to be objective on these salads.

The Salads Bill

First of all, I bought my Lotek, Karedok and Gado-gado in a nearby restaurant in Bandung City called "Pasar Tong-Tong". Why do I choose it? Because it sold three of the salads and honestly I would like to know the difference among those salads and I believe this restaurant can give me good standard. 

Overall they look the same, with same composition of color and with nut sauce. One with egg, the other without fried tofu and cucumber, but most of it contains vegetables and make you a happy and healthy eating lifestyle.

My short review after eating each of salad

Let us see what you can find on each salad lols~

1. Lotek 

beautiful isn't it? :D

Ingredients: Fried tofu (why the color of tofu is yellowish? Most of tofu in Indonesia is brewed in cumin so the color look more tasty than milky white one), water spinach, cabbage, bean sprout, chayote, long bean and fried shallot.

Vegetables: All vegetable is boiled so it is chew-able. The vegetable is moisture and sweetly well-blended.

Nut sauce: the nut sauce is liquid, light brown color, with sweet soya sauce, little spicy and it blends well with the vegetable, it is aromatic with minced sand ginger, it smells pretty strong. I also can taste little brown sugar here, it tastes balance and amazing. I believe this will suit elderly who has less sense of taste.

If you think it is less crunchy, you can also eat it with yellow crackers, it tastes better. Anyway the banana leaf below the food is not eatable okay, it is only the way of serving in Indonesia. Lols I know this is salad, but it is not food :D      

Ups,sorry I took the sauce, lols

2. Karedok

I know this will be spicy, look at the chili seeds :')

Ingredients: cabbage, cucumber, long bean, bean sprout, nightshade, fried shallot. 

Vegetables: all vegetable is raw, this is a good salad for those who love crispiness of raw vegetables. 

Nut sauce: the nut sauce is thicker than Lotek one, less sweet, but there is still sweet soya sauce and brown sugar. The sauce does not stick to the vegetables. It is aromatic with minced lime leaves, very different than Lotek. It is quite spicy and it chokes me up lols. If you dislike spicy I guess you have to order a non spicy one. I love the crispy raw vegetables, I believe youngsters would love this and also spicy lover,  you should try this one for sure!

There is egg inside the salad, so happy!

3. Gado-gado 

Ingredients: fried tofu, fried potato, bean sprout, long bean, chayote, cucumber, boiled egg and fried shallot.

All vegetables is boiled except cucumber.

The nut sauce is as thick as Karedok, very nutty and sweet, the sauce color is also darker because of more sweet soya sauce and brown sugar. It is not spicy at all, totally delicious. I guess children will love this because it has egg and it tastes sweet. It can make you full for one portion, it suits as a healthy lunch. 

So you have known all the difference, haven't you? Besides different sauce, either thick or liquid and either sweet-spicy or sweet. it also has different vegetables and method of cooking, either raw or boiled. I also can differentiate three of them from the aromas. Karedok smells lime leaves, lotek smells like sand ginger and gado-gado smells brown and sugary. 

What is my favorite? I guess I love Lotek since it blends well with the vegetables, it tastes light but the dressing sauce is deliciously strong. Such a balance combination and I really love it!  

How to enjoy Lotek, Karedok and Gado-gado?? Actually every time we buy this food it is mixed with the nut sauce (but I request to separate it so I can show you what is inside the salads), so mixed the vegetables with nut sauce thoroughly. All salads usually serves with yellow crackers, so after mixing everything, eat a spoonful of this salad with a yellow crackers. 

a spoonful of crackers and salads, yummy!

So have you tried one? Tell me your favorite, enjoy!  

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I Give My Heart To You

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I Believe In You (PART 2)

Tidak sukses dengan SMP 1, semua pelajaranku berantakan, pertemananku biasa-biasa saja, paling hanya satu dua teman akrab di kelas. Menginjak kelas SMP 2, diriku masih tidak jauh dari masalah, hari pertama masuk kelas saja, teman depan dan belakangku bertengkar. Dua lelaki hina yang entah sebab apa, beradu mulut tidak karuan. Tiba-tiba yang di belakang entah siapa namanya pada saat itu mencengkram baju yang di depan, tak berapa lama mereka saling meninju. Entah bodoh atau apa, saat itu tubuhku bergerak sendiri, seperti ada yang mendorong dan tak sadar diriku sudah di tengah-tengah mereka. Semua diam membisu, menatap diriku, lalu aku cuma bisa bergumam hei berhenti, jangan berantem lagi. Mereka pura-pura tidak mendengar, tanpa menghiraukan diriku  mereka lanjut adu tinju hingga salah satu kepalan mereka menonjok ke pahaku. Orang bodoh juga tahu rasanya apa, saking sakitnya aku sampai terluntang layu berlutut mencari tempat duduk. Tidak lama guru wali kami datang melerai mereka. Tololnya luar biasa kejadian ini. 

Kisah aneh tapi nyata, diriku malah terlibat pertengkaran mereka. Tiba-tiba disuruh ikut maju menghadap ke guru wali. Pertanyaan pertama, kenapa berkelahi. Pertanyaan kedua, ini hari pertama kenapa berbuat onar. Diriku hanya menjawab tidak tahu, aku hanya korban Sir. Iya, panggilannya Sir, karna guru waliku itu mengajar mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Oke, masalah selesai, mereka saling minta maaf dan ketika balik ke kelas, wajah anak-anak sudah melabel diriku, perempuan nakal, hahaha luar biasa sekali kemampuan label itu...........

Beberapa hari berlalu, tak banyak yang ingin berteman denganku, pada akhirnya malah akrab dengan lelaki depan dan belakang bangkuku. Ternyata mereka pembuat onar kelas, juara sekali, berisik, yang satu pernah tidak naik kelas, yang satu giginya hilang karena jatuh nakal berbuat onar. Terimakasih Tuhan, lingkungan apa ini. I don't fit on this place! Geram sekali.

Karena sudah biasa, akhirnya kami selalu ngobrol bertiga, entah kenapa jadi akrab dan bahkan tau latar belakang keluarga masing-masing. Laki-laki yang di belakang ternyata asalnya jauh dari kota, tinggal sendirian di kosan. Sehari-hari naik angkot ke sekolah, masak sendiri, menyuci sendiri, hidupnya mandiri, suka main game online, nonton anime dan main futsal. Yang depan anak yang cukup kaya, orang tuanya saudagar terkenal di kota, wajahnya modal tampang belagu, tapi sangat pintar matematika, dia pernah ikut olimpiade juga saat SD, punya kecepatan dalam menghitung super, bedanya dia bukan anak manis, pembuat onar kelas kakap, suka loncat sana-sini dan hobi main bulu tangkis. Larinya cepat, seperti kancil, dia pelari tercepat di kelas bahkan tiga besar angkatan. 

Tidak sampai di sana, pertemanan kami sampai ke daerah privat. Ternyata oh ternyata suatu ketika si lelaki belagu jatuh cinta kepada seorang perempuan yang duduk di samping kananku di kelas. Anaknya pemalu, senyumnya manis, cukup pintar dan punya tahi lalat menawan di dekat bibir. Lantas sebagai teman, kami bantu dia untuk dekat dengan si perempuan. 

(to be continued............)   

  

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